CVE-2023-5527 json
Business Directory Plugin <= 6.4.3 - Authenticated (Author+) CSV Injection
published 2024-06-18 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-57840
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Business Directory Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the class-csv-exporter.php file. This allows authenticated attackers, with author-level permissions and above, to embed untrusted input into CSV files exported by administrators, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
Patch / fix
- businessdirectoryplugin business_directory 6.4.4
- strategy11 business_directory_plugin_-_easy_listing_directories 6.4.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- strategy11team Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing Directories for WordPress
- strategy11team business_directory_plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ed037e94-68b4-4efc-9d1a-fffc4aff1c45?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/class-csv-exporter.php
product
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
product
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/3102475/business-directory-plugin/trunk/includes/admin/helpers/csv/class-csv-exporter.php
product
- research.cleantalk.org /cve-2023-5527/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5527
- NVD CVE-2023-5527
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.